My Simple Hovercraft
by Shorty Routh
So I picked a junk lawnmower up at the dump, it
looks like it has a good engine, but a bad oil leak. Since it
has a vertical shaft, it won't work with my chomper, so I was
dreaming about other projects I could use it for. Always thought
hovercraft were neat, and I remember seeing an episode of Junk
Yard Wars where they built a couple of hovercraft. Started kicking
around the idea and sketched a few things up, and called my
friend Tim to pick his brain. He told me of an old time refrigerator
mover he saw on TV, it had a skirt to go around the frig, and
you would hookup your vaccuum cleaner to it. Later that day,
I was cleaning up the yard with my leaf blower, and PING!, the
light went on in my head.
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This is the captain speaking,
fasten your seatbelts and prepare for take off.....
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Somehow she naturally developed
the parade wave.
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Amazing how far you can get
when you string together every power cord you own.
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Building up some speed here
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With a little nugde, she is
flying on her own.
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Other one wants a turn now.
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Going to have to put a handle
of some type so I can stand up when I push it.
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Piece of plywood, leaf blower,
duct tape, zip ties, and polytarp - the essential ingredients
of many projects.
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